Pitt’s physical therapy program remained at No. 1 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings

The University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) and School of Nursing recently announced new and improved rankings for several educational programs, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 edition of Best Graduate Schools.

Rankings rose for two SHRS graduate programs — occupational therapy is now ranked No. 3 in the country, moving from its spot at No. 4. Speech-language pathology had the largest jump from No. 7 to No. 3. Physical therapy remains No. 1 for the second consecutive rankings report, as well as the audiology program at No. 7. No SHRS program rankings fell and no other comparable programs at other schools ranked higher in Pennsylvania.

Pitt Nursing meanwhile is now No. 8 among Master of Science in Nursing programs, moving up six spots. The Doctor of Nursing Practice programs is now No. 8 in the country, moving up from No. 9.

Every four years, U.S. News collects data by surveying experts who teach and direct programs in multiple health care professions asking them to evaluate their peers. U.S. News surveys only accredited programs.

Pitt Nursing also moved up two spots in the QS World University Rankings to No. 16 in the world, ninth in the U.S. These rankings represent a weighted average of indicators that include peer assessment, student selectivity and achievement, mean grade-point average, acceptance rate, student-faculty ratio, faculty credentials and academic achievements and research activity.